Chapter 28: The Golden Elixir Takes Shape

  Last time, Yue Fei succeeded in forming his elixir with the help of three transmission elders and Zhou Tong.

  Yue Fei and the five men stayed in Ah Gong's house for a whole day and night. The crowd outside was worried, but when they heard the creaking of the door, Yue Fei walked out with a clear mind and refreshed spirit. Everyone let out a sigh of relief.

  Yue Fei had already succeeded in forming his elixir and went out first. Zhou Tong and the three elders who transmitted the skills were still resting.

  Yue Fei had someone prepare hot soup and vegetarian food and send it into the house, then he himself ran out to take a bath and change his clothes.

  An hour later, everyone gathered at the martial arts arena. Master Zhi Ming and Yue Fei stood facing each other, each holding a staff.

  Ladies and gentlemen: what is known as a martial arts arena is actually just a place where villagers usually dry their grains.

  Zhi Ming Master took off his kasaya, dressed in a tight-fitting short outfit, holding an eight-foot-long big stick, opening the door and said to Yue Fei: "Fei, years ago on Mount Wutai, I received the Five Elements Eight Trigrams Staff from Yan De Master, now it's just right to use it to test the quality of your Golden Elixir."

  Ladies and gentlemen, Yan De Master was the fifth son of Yang Jie, the Golden Knife Commander of the early Song Dynasty, Yang Wulang Yang Chun. In that year, the Jinsha Beach battle, Yang Jie's entire army was defeated. Seven sons went out, six sons returned, only Liu Lang Yang Yanzhao successfully escaped back to the Song camp, while Wu Lang got the guidance of Zhicong Chan Master and escaped to the Taiping Xingguo Temple on Mount Wutai to become a monk. Monks cannot use guns, so they changed the Yang family's spear technique into staff techniques. Wu Lang's Bagua Staff was passed down to modern times, then modified by Wong Fei-hung, one of the Ten Tigers of Guangdong, into the 64-point staff, and spread overseas through his disciple Lam Sai-wing.

  As soon as the words fell, Master Zhiming rushed forward a few steps and struck a rod at Yue Fei's head, which was the strongest move in the Five Rats Eight Trigrams Rod Method, "Hungry Tiger Captures Sheep".

  Yue Fei's eyes scanned, and the stances of these five mountain peaks were indeed different from those of Mount Hua. When Zhou Tong moved, he only walked along the middle line, going straight forward and backward, opening and closing with speed and strength; whereas Master Zhi Ming's movements had an outward arc in every step, and his front foot was still slightly stuck to the ground, although slower in speed, but with many more changes and variations.

  Yue Fei stretched out his big stick, close to Master Zhi Ming's big stick, and popped it to the left.

  With a "pa" sound, Master Zhi Ming's large stick was knocked out of his hand.

  Zhou Tong watched from a distance: "Fei'er's strength is really accurate, and he can even grasp Zhiming's force direction in one go."

  Master Zhi Ming was caught off guard by the young man's sudden move, and thought to himself, "This kid is so strong, why doesn't he know how to show respect for his elders?" But despite his thoughts, his hands didn't slow down. His body continued to move forward, and with a change in his staff technique, he swept it horizontally towards Yue Fei's waist - the "Five Rats Eight Trigrams Staff", using the "Side Hand Lift Block" move.

  Yue Fei used the same trick again, using his staff to stick to Master Zhi Ming's big rod and popped it down.

  With a "pa" sound, Master Zhiming's large stick was bounced back again. His tiger mouth was numb once more, and he almost couldn't even hold onto the stick.

  But Master Zhi Ming's body shape did not retreat, but instead accelerated forward, since the club head had been popped open by Yue Fei, he reversed the club momentum and used the club tail to poke at Yue Fei's waist - "Five Rats Eight Trigrams Club", "Heavenly Measuring Ruler".

  Yue Fei calmly and unhurriedly pulled the staff into his chest, transforming the long staff into a short one. He leaned it to the right against Master Zhi Ming's staff, using the "Embracing the Moon in the Chest" move, and with a "slap", he deflected the tip of Master Zhi Ming's staff.

  Yue Fei's move "Embracing the Moon in One's Bosom" was obtained through the formation of the elixir. No matter how chaotic one's own qi and blood circulation may be, as long as one holds the elixir and sits with legs crossed, embracing it in one's bosom, the qi and blood will gather at the dan tian and flow smoothly once again. Moreover, for an opponent who has not yet formed the elixir, this explosion of energy from the lower dan tian can instantly scatter them.

  Master Zhi Ming was caught off guard by this move "Embracing the Moon in One's Bosom" and his body could no longer maintain its balance, stumbling forward from Yue Fei's side, almost falling to the ground.

  Master Zhi Ming exchanged three moves with Yue Fei, a long story to tell but in reality it was extremely brief. In the blink of an eye, victory and defeat were decided, most people present didn't even see what happened.

  Master Zhi Ming was broad-minded and not angry, instead he laughed and said to Yue Fei: "I thought I could at least exchange dozens of moves, but I lost in just three moves. It seems that I also can't test the quality of your Golden Elixir. Forming the elixir and not forming it are indeed two different worlds."

  Zhou Tong hurriedly comforted, "If Zhiming didn't suffer such a severe injury back then, he would have already become a Bodhisattva. I think it's only a matter of time before Zhiming has a great awakening. In my opinion, Chunjiu Shitai is almost there too."

  Ladies and gentlemen, the Buddhist and Taoist titles are different. The Golden Elixir of the Great Way in Taoism is actually the Bodhisattva Way in Buddhism, with a different name but the same principle. Therefore, many people in the Taoist community also refer to Buddhist scriptures.

  "Not bad, not bad." Seeing Zhou Tong mention Chun Jiao Shitai, Master Zhi Ming's mood suddenly became cheerful. He turned his head to Yue Fei and said: "There are still three moves. I originally wanted to use them in the duel, but now I can only practice them for you to see."

  Zhiming Master finished speaking, picked up his big stick and pretended to retreat in defeat.

  Under the gaze of everyone, Master Zhi Ming did not make any explanation. But Yue Fei indeed saw clearly: the master retreated sideways, every step secretly conforming to the principles of the Nine Palaces and Eight Trigrams. This should be a retreating method that includes counterattack, if the opponent does not pursue, then leave with a flourish, once the opponent approaches, immediately counterattack at any time.

  Master Zhi Ming retreated, his large stick striking the ground several times, a cloud of dust rising up and gently blocking everyone's line of sight.

  Suddenly, Master Zhi Ming counterattacked, and his body didn't move. A big stick sprang out from an unexpected position, swinging upwards from below. Everyone saw this and knew it wasn't a fight with the master, but they all felt a chill down their spines.

  Master Zhi Ming withdrew his staff and lowered his voice to say to Yue Fei, "These three moves are one of the killing moves of the Five Lang Eight Trigrams Staff: first use 'Qilin Step' to feign retreat, followed by a move called 'Toxic Python Sneak' to make your opponent unclear about your intentions and position. Finally, use 'Retreating Step to Sweep the Shadow' to cut off the enemy's descendants. The key to this 'Retreating Step to Sweep the Shadow' is that the body does not sway, the shoulders do not move, in order to confuse the opponent, only using the power of the arm and wrist, unexpected and unexpected, one move succeeds. Do you understand?"

  Yue Fei nodded repeatedly in agreement.

  Ladies and gentlemen, three months later, Yue Fei was able to smoothly recover Shanxi Yang Zai Xing thanks to the three moves taught by Master Zhao Min. This is a story for another time.

  Among the people present, Zhou Tong and the three elders had not yet recovered, and only Master Zhi Ming and Spring Chui could test Yue Fei. Master Zhi Ming was almost on par with Spring Chui, but since he lost, this test is over.

  Although it was still early, after a whole day of hustle and bustle, everyone was tired and returned to their rooms to rest.

  Zhou Tong saw that Luan Tingyu and Sun Li's expressions were different, knowing that children are not as good as their fathers. Zhou Tong naturally knew the thoughts of his two disciples, so he walked over to them and said: "Is it because you see your junior brother entering the Golden Elixir path at a young age, and you're not feeling comfortable in your hearts?"

  In front of their master, the two did not dare to lie and had no choice but to admit it.

  "The teacher has always been fair, and what he taught Fei'er, he also taught all of you. What's different about Fei'er is his state of mind, he has a heart like an innocent child, pure and unblemished." Zhou Dang said, pointing at Luan Tingyu:

  "Ting Yu, if you can thoroughly let go of your emotional thoughts and vengeful heart."

  "Sun Li, if you can put aside fame and fortune, I will do my best to help you condense the golden elixir and achieve enlightenment in this lifetime."

  The two felt ashamed in their hearts after being reminded by their master, and later heard their master's promise, they left happily.

  Zhou Tong returned to the house and saw that Yue Fei was in high spirits, without any sleepiness. He then asked Yue Fei a very important question.

  What did Zhou Tong ask Yue Fei, to be explained next time